The Military Moves Hundreds of Thousands of Families Each Summer. Many of Them Don’t Go Well

Traci Mayes knew there would be times her husband would be away when he joined the military. As a First Class Petty Officer in the Navy, being stationed on a destroyer ship in the middle of an ocean is just part of William Mayes' job description. But that didn't prepare Mayes for what happened in August, when William received a new assignment and her family had to move closer to his base.